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Northampton school budget: Tensions high awaiting mayor’s move
NORTHAMPTON — As the deadline for Mayor Gina-Louise Sciarra to a submit a budget proposal for the city draws near, an entrenched battle over the city’s public school budget is coming to a head.The Northampton School Committee defied the mayor’s...
A rocky ride on Easthampton’s Union Street: Businesses struggling with overhaul look forward to end result
EASTHAMPTON — Outside of Small Oven bakery on Union Street, customers walk carefully around puddles, leaving footprints in the muddy strip where the sidewalk had been just days before. Inside, a line still forms at the register, but according to owner...
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Big turnout expected Sunday for 14th annual WMass Mother’s Day Half Marathon in Whately
It wasn’t easy for road races to recover following the pandemic. But when you have local support like the WMass Mother's Day Half Marathon in Whately, things can get right back to pre-COVID levels.The 14th running of the Mother’s Day Half Marathon...
Opinion
Rebecca Lee: Counter corporate capture
In Olin Rose-Bardawil’s column “Corporate capture a grave threat to citizens” [Gazette, April 11], he argues that corporate involvement in agencies is determining federal regulations, which results in increased profits for industries, leaving people...
Business
Area property deed transfers, May 2
AMHERST Faheem Ibrahim Lt and Faheem Ibrahim to Nan Zhao and Zhihong Ni, 16 Arbor Way, $738,000 Richard B. Spurgin to Yg Pleasant LLC, East Pleasant Street, Lot 1, $218,000 Richard B. Spurgin to Yg Pleasant LLC, East Pleasant Street, Lot 2,...
Arts & Life
Valley Bounty: Fibers for farmers: Western Massachusetts Fibershed turns local ‘throw away’ wool into fertilizer pellets
Local wool for your wardrobe … and for your garden?That’s the idea behind a new project from Western Massachusetts Fibershed, an organization working to strengthen our local fiber economy, right alongside our local food economy.Peggy Hart is a core...
Obituaries
Florence, MA - Eli Knapp Abrams, of Florence Massachusetts, passed away suddenly on Monday, April 22nd, 2024 in Goshen, MA. Eli was born in Beverly, MA on March 19th, 2003. He is the cherished son of Jennifer and Maury Abrams, and belov... remainder of obit for Eli Knapp Abrams
Jean S Miller Southampton, MA - Jean Spink Miller, of Southampton, Massachusetts, passed away in her home on April 30, 2024. She was a graduate of Amherst High School (Class of 1970), after which Jean became an editor and technical write... remainder of obit for Jean S. Miller
Northampton, MA - Carol F. (Hirst) Keller passed away peacefully at home on May 7, 2024, surrounded by her loving family. Carol was born October 31, 1934, in New Bedford, Massachusetts, the daughter of the late Carleton and Helen (Carro... remainder of obit for Carol F. Keller
Easthampton, MA - Mark Woods Dowling, 71, of Easthampton, Massachusetts, was called to his eternal home in heaven by his Savior and Lord Jesus Christ on April 25, 2024 following years of bravely battling cancer and the long-term effects... remainder of obit for Mark Woods Dowling